Yew hollow form

[Dalboy]

Not been doing a lot in the way of turning as I am a good 3/4 of the way through making a car rocker. While the paint is drying I am making three tea light stand for dinning table(still need varnishing) again waiting for glue to dry, so I thought that I would turn a piece of yew that I had sitting around with a fault in it.
Below is the end result as stated made from Yew and stands 5" tall 3" across also managed to get wall thickness down between 1/8" to 3/16"

 

[paulm]

Lovely job !

Like the shape and the drama that the fissure adds, how did you manage to turn it like that without it falling apart ?

Very dark colour to the yew too, nice

Cheers, Paul

 

[Dalboy]

Lovely job !
how did you manage to turn it like that without it falling apart ?
Cheers, Paul

Thank you Paul. The thing to do is turn the outside first as normal then finish, once that is done dig out the roll of masking tape and wrap some around the thickest part and top of the neck by doing that it holds it and you can also see where the tool is inside through the hole(it will appear as a ghost like image of the tool)

 

[monkeybiter]

Gorgeous! Very very nice! I like every aspect; wood, colour, shape, obvious skill level on display, etc..

 

[Silverbirch]

Agreed, very nice indeed. What finish are you going to use? I like it in its unfinished state, personally.

Ian

 

[nev]

love them curves and taken to another level by the inclusion.
Hats off to you sir!

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you both for the comments

Agreed, very nice indeed. What finish are you going to use? I like it in its unfinished state, personally.

Ian

There is a finish on it Ian just did not show well in the photo it is sander sealer followed by melamine lacquer giving it a satin finish, here is another showing it off just a bit better

 

[CHJ]

Yew done well, are you intending to start challenging Pete (Bodrighy) ?

 

[EnErY]

That is some piece luv it well turned great grain pattern and so natural =D> =D> =D> =D>
Regards
Bill

 

[Bodrighy]

Nice to see someone else uses 'reject' wood LOL. Only suggestion would be to tuck the base under with a small curve. It give the appearance of floating and adds that final touch. Lovely wood, lovely work, lovely piece.

Pete

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you all

Nice to see someone else uses 'reject' wood LOL. Only suggestion would be to tuck the base under with a small curve. It give the appearance of floating and adds that final touch. Lovely wood, lovely work, lovely piece.

Pete

REJECT WOOD, no wood is reject in this workshop

I like the idea of tucking the base with a curve, I do not know why I did not think of it as I like to put a small foot onto bowls to lift them.

This piece of yew was from three 1/2 logs about 14" diameter which had some splits in, they originally where given to me to test a chainsaw I repaired for a friend but I had some chestnut up the garden and used that to do the tests on. And kept the yew

 

[KimG]

Nicely done sir! Definitely made the best of that bit anyway

 

[nicguthrie]

Absolutely stunning. I'd not even have known where to start.

I just hope one day to be able to make such nice pieces. The thing that stands out to me is its obvious difficulty counterbalanced by its flowing simplicity, it quietly proclaims the turners skill

Nic.

 

[winemaker]

very nice =D> =D> =D>

 

[Harlequin]

Nice piece
Few white knuckle moments i guess

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you guys.

Nic once you get the hang of the tools then you can start making things a little more adventurous. Look forward to some photo's when you do.

Harlequin no white knuckles as long as you are aware of what can bite it is a case of keep fingers clear without losing control of tools etc.

 

[Duncan A]

Stunning!

Personally I like it with no foot - keeps the lines clean

Duncan

 

[Bodrighy]

Stunning!

Personally I like it with no foot - keeps the lines clean

Duncan

I agree that a foot would be wrong but fading the base in a curve does give these pieces a lift and a sense of floating. The basic shape is smooth and gentle but seems to come to an abrupt end if left with a sharp cornered base. OK just one opinion but tone that is shared by most oriental forms as well as the classic forms of pottery and ceramics over the years. Now we will no doubt have some examples of the opposite produced LOL.

Pete

 

[johnphilip]

wow i love that were do you folks get all the ideas from